Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 4.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 1974–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in SDG: Europe and Northern America is 4.83 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 4.89 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.94 million, in 1979.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.11 million | — |
| 1975 | 4.05 million | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 4.00 million | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 3.97 million | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 3.95 million | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 3.94 million | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 4.06 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 4.06 million | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 4.08 million | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 4.05 million | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 4.04 million | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 4.05 million | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 4.09 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 4.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 4.40 million | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 4.35 million | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 4.21 million | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 4.23 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 4.40 million | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 4.31 million | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 4.38 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.34 million | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.42 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 4.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 4.48 million | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4.55 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 4.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.54 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.52 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 4.57 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.56 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 4.59 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 4.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.59 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 4.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.60 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.55 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.52 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 4.56 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 4.66 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.78 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.84 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 4.89 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.81 million | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.71 million | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 4.81 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 4.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.83 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.83 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.01 million | 3.94 million | 4.11 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 4.13 million | 4.04 million | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.38 million | 4.21 million | 4.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.57 million | 4.52 million | 4.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 million | 4.52 million | 4.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.80 million | 4.71 million | 4.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 88.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 23.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 4.83 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 million in 1979.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.